# I just got a new (Mac) computer system... and it is SWEET! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 16, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881 "2003-07-16T14:16:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/1 "2003-07-16T14:16:01Z")
17" Powerbook with OS X Jaguar Airport Extreme Base Station iPod Hamon Kardon Soundsticks & iSub I am coming off of an old notebook running 9.1 and I was so jonesing for all the sexy features of OS X. So sweet! I love the Apple Music store! I love that I can connect to the internet wirelessly. I love how my music and contacts and calender sync up with my iPod. I love the multiple user interface. I love how the keyboard letters light up once if it gets dark in the room. I love how the sleep alert light doesn’t blink… it pulses. I love how .mac synchs my calender and contacts and bookmarks and mail so I can use them at work or someone else’s computer. My iTunes and speaker system have such good sound, I can get rid of my old boom box. I just love it! ---
**Author:** ![Qazzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@Qazzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qazzz)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/2 "2003-07-16T14:22:06Z")
Plffftt. Macs are retardo. “Oh look at me I’m a Mac blah blah look at me I’m retardo too yah yah look at me.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/3 "2003-07-16T14:24:54Z")
Retardo…that word is funny. Anyway, I suppose Macs can be really good machines…if they’re configured correctly. The only experience I’ve had with them was at school (a computer design/technology school, mind you) and they must not be set up properly because they freeze up all the time. Some of them are brand new too. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/4 "2003-07-16T14:27:15Z")
Jaguar is the best OS. If anyone out there hasn’t upgraded yet, do it. ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/5 "2003-07-16T14:56:04Z")
I’m typing this from my own 17" PB. Congratulations, you’ve gotten yourself a fine machine. 😃 And, yes, **Bittersweet** you are correct to a point. The Older versions of MacOS were pretty bad but if you try OSX you will likely never experience a crash given that it runs on a UNIX backbone. OS9 was, however, absolutely horrid when it came to stability. Again **Hey You!** , congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![HerMajestyLorna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HerMajestyLorna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerMajestyLorna)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/6 "2003-07-16T15:04:28Z")
I’m on my 15" Powerbook right now and I truly am in love with it. OS X is the best. Get Safari, too. It’s awesome. ---
**Author:** ![wakimika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f08c70/32.png) [@wakimika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wakimika)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/7 "2003-07-16T15:07:23Z")
I’m on my 15" PB and feeling quite jealous. Enjoy Jaguar. Forget about restarting, unless you encounter the rare kernel panics. In my experience, that has only happened using Internet Explorer and now you have Safari. Congrats. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/8 "2003-07-16T15:13:41Z")
Bah, the 680x0 macs were the bee’s knees. New macs just don’t have…personality… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LauraLittlePony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LauraLittlePony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauraLittlePony)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/9 "2003-07-16T15:32:05Z")
::turns green with envy:: Mmmm, can I just borrow that for a second? Thanks! ::goes into hiding:: ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/10 "2003-07-16T15:48:59Z")
I have to say, I was reared on Macs, and I loved 'em. Switching from a Mac to Win95 was a nightmare. But as Windows progressed and stabilized, and system 9.x stultified and retained its appalling reliability record, I got more and more disillusioned with them. Then Win2000 arrived, and that was it for me and Macs. However, last year I got a G4 with Jaguar on it, and I’m in love all over again. What a beautiful operating system. Now all I need are some applications… ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/11 "2003-07-16T19:14:39Z")
Just wait. Sometime in the next six months someone is gonna give me $3000 and I’m gonna git the new dual-proc G5 w/ Panther OSX, and a 22-in. display and an iSub and an iPod. It’ll happen - I have faith. After all, who do you know that’s more deserving than I? ---
**Author:** ![modro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@modro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/modro)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/12 "2003-07-16T19:17:38Z")
I currently have two macs, one running Jaguar (the iBook that I am on now) and one with 9.2 on it (my iMac). Jaguar is an absolutely amazing OS, I am not running it on my iMac since I needed to keep the OS pared down to as little space as possible (it is basically a jukebox) and Jaguar takes up a good amount of space. The difference between the two is night and day though. Whereas 9 is buggy and crashes, Jaguar is smooth, stable, pretty to look at, and fast. I love it. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/13 "2003-07-16T20:06:47Z")
I have a 2.5 year old iBook, and I’ve been tempted to go to the new OS, but haven’t wanted to shell out the $150 for the new OS. Given that I’m probably gonna want to upgrade the whole computer in a couple years, does it really make that much sense? I’m running 9.2 now, and it does crash ALL the time. Bah. ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/14 "2003-07-16T21:53:31Z")
Have any of you Jaguar users tried Panther (10.3) yet? I’ve got a copy at work but haven’t played around with it much. What I’ve seen is pretty nice though. BTW, one of my machines is a 17" R2D2-style iMac and it is a really sweet machine. I didn’t think I’d like an iMac, but I wouldn’t mind if this one followed me home one night. ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/15 "2003-07-17T00:25:22Z")
Wait a second…Panther is out now???:shock: Or are you lucky enough to have a developer’s copy? Either way if you play with it let me know how it turns out. Or, of course, if you’re apprehensive I could always take it off your hands for you 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/16 "2003-07-17T00:36:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by slortar \* > \*\*Bah, the 680x0 macs were the bee’s knees. New macs just don’t have…personality… 🙂 \*\* I’ll second that… the newer ones reek of some very-Windows-like qualities (windows from seperate apps overlapping each other). But hey, it could be Windows. And yes, Safari is great. Mmm… tabs. Pop-ups? What’re those? And the iTunes Music Store is great, plus, us Music Store users are pretty much the only ones who can talk about downloading music on the SDMB! 😛 **JayLa** , what’s the R2D2 iMac? ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/17 "2003-07-17T01:37:40Z")
I would have to assume it would be the flat panel iMac. If you were to look at it sans screen it _does_ have a very R2d2ish quality to it. ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/18 "2003-07-17T06:57:28Z")
I still stand by my iBook. Sure, you PowerBook people may have snazzy metal cases and fast processors and wide screens, but _my_ Mac stays awake long enough to watch **two whole movies** when I’m on an airplane. Or, for that matter, in a boring lecture. ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/19 "2003-07-18T17:30:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Meros \* > **Wait a second…Panther is out now???:shock: > Or are you lucky enough to have a developer’s copy? Either way if you play with it let me know how it turns out.** Dev copy 🙂 So far the biuggest differences I’ve run into are the UI changes. No more tabs, the Finder window is different, and color labels have come back. Most apps are using the brushed metal look instead of the stripes. Menus have separator bars now. New version of Script Editor (newer that the SE2 beta too), a couple new apps like the Font Book for reviewing/organizing fonts, Safari is the default browser - big surprise there- but IE still comes with the OS. It comes with the version of iTunes that lets you look at other peoples’ shared music - a bunch of my co-workers have shared theirs, that just popped up on mine. I haven’t tried running a lot of stuff other than AppleScript stuff because that’s what I’ve been working on lately. **Troy McClure** and **Meros** : Yeah, I meant the [flat panel one.](http://www.apple.com/imac) See also [http://www.dailyprobe.com/arcs/012102/imac2.jpg](http://www.dailyprobe.com/arcs/012102/imac2.jpg)😉 ---
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881/20 "2003-07-18T19:38:49Z")
It doesn’t happen very often but I am truly jealous **JayLa** 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-a-new-mac-computer-system-and-it-is-sweet/188881.md?page=2)